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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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