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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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