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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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