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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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