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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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