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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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