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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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