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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. 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 stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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