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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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