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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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