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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education