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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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