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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to 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 organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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