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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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