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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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