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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to 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 organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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