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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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