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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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