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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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