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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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