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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important 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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