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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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