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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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