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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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