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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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