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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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