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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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