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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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