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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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