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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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