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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates 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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