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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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