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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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