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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews 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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