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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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