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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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