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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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