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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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