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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because 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 be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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