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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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