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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important 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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