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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. The latest gains in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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