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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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