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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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