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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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