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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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