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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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