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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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