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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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