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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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