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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal 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. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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