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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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