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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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