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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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