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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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