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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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