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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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