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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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