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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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