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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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