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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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