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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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