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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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