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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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