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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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