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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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