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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the 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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