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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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