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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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