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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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