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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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