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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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