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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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