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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education