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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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