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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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