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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition