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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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