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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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