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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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