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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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