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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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