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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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