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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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