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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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