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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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