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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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