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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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