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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free 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. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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