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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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