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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. 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 participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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