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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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