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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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