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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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