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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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