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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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