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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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