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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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