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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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