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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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