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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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