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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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