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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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