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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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