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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today 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 we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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