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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)