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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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