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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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