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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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