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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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