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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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