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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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