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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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