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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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