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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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