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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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