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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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