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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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