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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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