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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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