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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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