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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important 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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