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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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