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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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