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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates 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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