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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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