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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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