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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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