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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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