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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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