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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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