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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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