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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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