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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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