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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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