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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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