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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal 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 educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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