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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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