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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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