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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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