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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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