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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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