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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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