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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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