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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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