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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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