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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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