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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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