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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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