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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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