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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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