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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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