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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning enable students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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