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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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