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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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