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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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