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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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