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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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