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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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