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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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