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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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