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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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