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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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