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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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