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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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