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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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