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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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