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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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