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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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