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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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