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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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