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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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