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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that 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 be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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