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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing 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 teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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