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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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