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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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