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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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