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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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