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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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