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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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