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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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