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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever 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 make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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