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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)