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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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