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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. 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 satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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