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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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