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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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