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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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