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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal 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 make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major 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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