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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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