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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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