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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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