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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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