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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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