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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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