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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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