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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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