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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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