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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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