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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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