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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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