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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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