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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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