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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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