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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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