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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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