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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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