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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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