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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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