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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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