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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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