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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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