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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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