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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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