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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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