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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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