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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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