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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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