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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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