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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important 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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