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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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