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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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