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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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