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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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