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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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