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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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