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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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