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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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