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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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