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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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