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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to 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 organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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