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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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