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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing 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 these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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