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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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