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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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