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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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