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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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