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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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