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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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