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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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