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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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