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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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