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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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