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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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