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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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