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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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