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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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