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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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