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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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