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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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