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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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