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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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