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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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