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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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