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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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