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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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