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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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