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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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