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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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