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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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