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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches 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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