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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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