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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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