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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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