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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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