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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever 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 teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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