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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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