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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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