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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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