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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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