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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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