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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Massive Open Online Courses