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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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