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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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