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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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