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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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