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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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