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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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