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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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