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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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