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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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