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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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