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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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