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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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