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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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