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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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