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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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