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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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