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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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