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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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