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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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