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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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