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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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