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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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