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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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