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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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