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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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