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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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