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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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