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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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