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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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