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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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