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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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