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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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