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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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