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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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