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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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