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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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