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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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