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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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