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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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