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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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