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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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