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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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