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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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