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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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