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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate 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 online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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