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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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