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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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