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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that 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 ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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