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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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