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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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