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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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