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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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