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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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