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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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