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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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