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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses 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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