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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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