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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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