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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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