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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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