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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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