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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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