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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education 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 instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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