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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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