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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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