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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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