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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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