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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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