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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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