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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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