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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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