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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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