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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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