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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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