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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes 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. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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