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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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