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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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