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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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