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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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