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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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