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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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