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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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