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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning 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 training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the major 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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