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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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