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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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