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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with 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 be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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