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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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