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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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