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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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