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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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