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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition