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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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