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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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