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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes 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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