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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing 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 teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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