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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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