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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. 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 massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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