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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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