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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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