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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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