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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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