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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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