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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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