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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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