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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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