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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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