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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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