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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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