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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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