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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing 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 participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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