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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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