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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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