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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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