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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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