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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning 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 courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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