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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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