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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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