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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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