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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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