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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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