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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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