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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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