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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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