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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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