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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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