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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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