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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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