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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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