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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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