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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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