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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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