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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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