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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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