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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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