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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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