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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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