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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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