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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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