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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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