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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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