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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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