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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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