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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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