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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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