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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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