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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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