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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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