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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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