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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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