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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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