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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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