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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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