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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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