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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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