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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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