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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today 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 organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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