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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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