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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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