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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must 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 institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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