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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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