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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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