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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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