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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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