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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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