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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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