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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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