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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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