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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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