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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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