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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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