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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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