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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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