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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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