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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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