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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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