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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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