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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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