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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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