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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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