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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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