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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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