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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education