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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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