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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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