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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever 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 stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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