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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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