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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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