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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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