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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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