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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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