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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering 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 institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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