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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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