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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today 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 institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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