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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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