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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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