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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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