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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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