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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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