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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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