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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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