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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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