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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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