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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions 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 stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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