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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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