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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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