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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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