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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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