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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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