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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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