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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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