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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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