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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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