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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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