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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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