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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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