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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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