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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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