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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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