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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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