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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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