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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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