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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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