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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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