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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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