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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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