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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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