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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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