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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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