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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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