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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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