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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing 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 passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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