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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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