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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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