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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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