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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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