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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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