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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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