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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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