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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. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines 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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