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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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